Letters (6) from Silvio Pegoretti, Italian POW in New South Wales

Subject	World War, 1939-1945--Australia
	War stories
	Prisoners of war
	Immigrants--Australia--History
	Italy--Emigration and immigration--History
	New South Wales--History
	Immigrants' writings, Italian
	Italian letters
	Correspondence
Category	4. World War II
Author	Perogetti, Silvio
Author	Facchini, Vittorio
Keywords	Enemy aliens
Creator	Facchini, Vittorio
Current Holder	State Library of New South Wales
Period Of Reference	1942/1946
Series Number	MLMSS 5288 ADD-ON 2015
Item Number	YRlZDPmn
Access Rights	Request at location
Country Of Origin	Australia
Place	Sydney
Language	Italian
Description From Source	Full title: Letters (6) from Silvio Pegoretti, Italian POW in New South Wales, to Victtorio (Vic) Facchini, 1942-1946, together with letter from Pegoretti to Vic's mother, Angelina Facchini, 1 January 1945. 0.01 metres of textual material (1 folder) Vic Facchini was 16 when he and his mother, Angelina, with his younger brother Livio, arrived in Sydney from Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige in 1934. As an enemy alien during World War II, he was recruited for charcoal production on the North Coast of NSW. He corresponded with Silvio Pegoretti, a former schoolmate and Italian POW near West Wyalong, NSW.
Physical Format	Correspondence
Physical Format	Letters
Bibliographic Citation	https://www.zotero.org/groups/4688363/oama/items/E434G5U9/ https://www.zotero.org/groups/4688363/oama/items/GULCQM9J/
Date Accessed	2022-05-01